Boardcollector Surf Swap

Deus & Boardcollector present 'Surf Swap 8' Part 2.

We have locked in the final details for Surf Swap 8 at Bondi Pavilion 27th of September.

They have locked me for a session in the shaping container called

"How NOT to shape a surfboard with Boardcollector"

Stu Nettle from Swellnet is going to be there as one of our 'expert appraisers'. Challenge his vast knowledge of surf trivia by bringing along your surf culture antiques for him to value and have him fill you in on its historical significance.

For example Sandon Dan dropped these 2 pieces in for us to sell on the Wall of Joy.

Hey Stu, how much is this signed, framed Micheal Peterson decal worth?

How about this original 70's poster of Peter Townsend with vintage water marks??

1982 Stubbies Surf Classic Burleigh

The 82 Stubbies was the pinicle of inovation period surfing and surfboard design. The heats included Mark Richards on his own hand shaped twin fin design, Cheyne Horan (winning) on a Geoff McCoy Laser Zap design with Ben Lexan designed winged Star fin, Rabbit Barthlemow on a channel bottom rounded pin tail Hot Stuff, Dane Kealoa on a T&C twin fin and Simon Anderson on his new 3 fin thruster design. Never before or since has there been such a variety of cutting edge surfboard design in one place.

Innovation Period - Definition

The innovation period of surfboard design has also been described as 'T2'. Meaning the second transition period, the first transition period of surfboard design was from late 60's to the early 70's, or short board revolution, where boards went from long boards (10') to short boards (6'), an exciting time for the likes of Dick Brewer and Bob Mc Tavish, who were sawing a foot off their boards at a time. The second transition period was from the late 70's to the early 80's when surf boards went from 1 fin to 3 fins and beyond.

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About Me

I've been collecting innovation period surf boards since 1990. I was trained as an industrial designer and I love surfboards as pieces of hydrodynamic design. I am an art lover and I appreciate surfboards as hand crafted sculptures and I admire their graphic designs and art works. Mainly I am a dedicated surfer and regularly surf each of the boards in my collection.